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Barack Obama Is Wrong to Oppose Expanding the Supreme Court

Barack Obama Is Wrong to Oppose Expanding the Supreme Court Barack Obama Is Wrong to Oppose Expanding the Supreme Court

There is too much at stake—and too little time left—to give in to the former president’s caution on this issue.

Oct 21, 2022 / Mondaire Jones

Attorneys General Elections Take Center Stage Post-“Roe”

Attorneys General Elections Take Center Stage Post-“Roe” Attorneys General Elections Take Center Stage Post-“Roe”

AG races across the country will determine whether local prosecutors are encouraged to bring charges in abortion cases or forced to comply with pre-Roe bans.

Oct 19, 2022 / John Nichols

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Letters From the October 31/November 7, 2022, Issue Letters From the October 31/November 7, 2022, Issue

Principled jurisprudence… Accountability for Ghouta…

Oct 18, 2022 / Our Readers

DACA Dreamers Protest

With DACA in Jeopardy, It’s Time for Congress to Act With DACA in Jeopardy, It’s Time for Congress to Act

Three-quarters of Americans support legal status for immigrants brought to the United States as children, yet Congress has failed to enact permanent protections.

Oct 17, 2022 / StudentNation / Teresa Mettela

The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law

The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law

Religious employers have found a way to give themselves cover for blatant discrimination—and the Supreme Court is ready to back them up.

Oct 17, 2022 / Feature / Bryce Covert

How a Supreme Court Case About Pigs Could Further Undermine… Abortion Rights

How a Supreme Court Case About Pigs Could Further Undermine… Abortion Rights How a Supreme Court Case About Pigs Could Further Undermine… Abortion Rights

On the surface, National Pork Producers Council v. Ross is about animal cruelty. But for the conservatives, it’s also a way to attack basic rights.

Oct 14, 2022 / Elie Mystal

The US Supreme Court Building

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Make It Even Harder to Challenge Wrongful Convictions The Supreme Court Is Poised to Make It Even Harder to Challenge Wrongful Convictions

The court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in Reed v. Goertz, a case in which the stakes are, quite literally, life or death.

Oct 11, 2022 / Alexandra Klein and Brandon Hasbrouck

US soldiers lined up at Albrecht Dürer Airport.

The Pentagon’s Abortion Policy Is an Empty Gesture The Pentagon’s Abortion Policy Is an Empty Gesture

In the military world, Dobbs is a recipe for disaster.

Oct 10, 2022 / Andrea Mazzarino

Janai Nelson of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund outside the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Is Ready to Take Down More of the Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court Is Ready to Take Down More of the Voting Rights Act

Make no mistake: The racist redistricting map preferred by Alabama Republicans will win the day. But how the court gets to that decision is an open and important matter.

Oct 5, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Indigenous Sovereignty Protest

This Supreme Court Case Threatens the Future of Tribal Lands This Supreme Court Case Threatens the Future of Tribal Lands

Haaland v. Brackeen challenges the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, putting the sovereignty of Indian Nations at risk.

Oct 5, 2022 / StudentNation / Jessica Lambert

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